Sir John Eliot Gardiner is bringing his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists to the US in October for performances of Monteverdi's Orfeo, Il Ritorno di Ulisse and Incoronazione di Poppaea. The tour opens at Chicago's Harris Theater and then moves to Lincoln Center. I just scored good tickets for Chicago, and encourage all of you to look into this opportunity. I'm sure there will be other US sites and dates, but unfortunately, the Monteverdi website is monumentally unhelpful, but perhaps worthwhile to check on: http://www.monteverdi.co.uk